by Guest Blogger | Dec 22, 2014 | Campus Engagement, Social Justice
One in every five women will experience gender-based violence (GBV) while in college. This statistic is seen in every university across the country including Winona State University. But the good news is that instead of sweeping this problem under the rug, we’ve...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 19, 2014 | Campus Engagement, Social Justice
As a final project in a Women and Gender Studies 150: Insights and Implications, we decided to make public service announcements about gender-based violence (GBV). There are similar projects directed towards this cause through the White House website. We wanted to add...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 11, 2014 | Improving Our World
This blog post contains some explicit material that some may find triggering. We have this friend, who for blogging purposes, we will call Betsy. Betsy is, quite frankly, a connoisseur of online dating. Now, we know what you are thinking, “Online Dating – isn’t that...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 11, 2014 | Improving Our World
This blog post is a continuation of Traipsing Through Tinder and contains some explicit material that some may find triggering. “Hello I’m Sam. I’m a nursing student at WSU. I love my friends, family, and music. Coffee is my lifeline. I spend way too much time...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 11, 2014 | Improving Our World
This blog post is a continuation of Traipsing Through Tinder and contains some explicit material that some may find triggering. “I am a woman of mystery and creativity. I am a gothic Lolita with an edge of horror and whimsy. I have 20 piercings at the moment, but I’m...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 11, 2014 | Improving Our World
This blog post is a continuation of Traipsing Through Tinder and contains some explicit material that some may find triggering.“Psych major at WSU. I like to drink and smoke! Looking for new people to party with!!” We saved this profile for last. Andie didn’t have any...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 11, 2014 | Improving Our World
This blog post is a continuation of Traipsing Through Tinder and contains some explicit material that some may find triggering. At the end of the experiment, we went through the messages each profile received and we noticed something incredibly eye opening. In more...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 10, 2014 | Green
Southeastern Minnesota is the home to many beautiful streams. However, these streams are becoming less beautiful as they are becoming more soil than water. Many stream banks are being exposed as the soil is transported downstream. This hurts the cleanliness of the...
by Guest Blogger | Aug 14, 2014 | Campus Life Blog, Residence Life
When you move into the residence halls next week, you will meet your residence assistants. You may wonder, “Who are these supernatural beings that always keep their cool and have endless amounts of knowledge and energy to go around? How ever did they get to this...
by Guest Blogger | May 5, 2014 | Improving Our World
This semester in our Women and Gender Studies class: Power, Privilege and Gender Studies, we learned about the prison industrial complex, the increase in the U.S. prison population over the last twenty years across the United States and the disproportionate...
